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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/20: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/2020, including self-completion findings covering the period 2018/19 to 2019/20.

Table A1.4: Rates of crime in Scotland, per 10,000 households/adults

Rates of crime in Scotland, per 10,000 households/adults (to nearest 10)	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2012/13	2014/15	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20
All SCJS Crime	3,660	3,270	3,050	2,780	2,330	2,250	1,950	1,830	1,770
Property Crime	2,910	2,650	2,540	2,240	1,910	1,730	1,570	1,460	1,340
Vandalism	1,500	1,290	1,170	930	750	680	660	620	560
Motor vehicle vandalism	780	690	620	540	470	330	410	320	340
Property vandalism	720	610	550	380	280	340	250	300	220
All motor vehicle related theft	300	270	250	210	170	160	100	140	120
Theft of motor vehicle	30	30	20	20	10	10	10	20	20
Theft from motor vehicle	230	210	200	170	140	140	80	100	90
Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle	40	40	30	20	20	10	-¹	20	10
Housebreaking	110	120	120	150	90	110	100	100	90
Other household theft inc. bicycle theft	740	650	720	710	660	520	510	380	390
Other household theft	610	540	600	570	560	430	410	310	320
Bicycle theft	130	110	120	140	110	90	90	70	80
Personal theft (exc. Robbery)	260	300	290	250	230	280	210	220	180
Other theft	210	240	210	180	180	180	140	170	120
Theft from the person	50	70	70	60	50	90	70	50	50
Violent Crime	740	620	510	540	420	510	380	370	430
Assault	700	580	480	520	400	500	360	360	410
Serious assault	60	50	40	40	20	40	20	30	30
Robbery	50	40	30	30	20	20	20	10	20
Comparable crime
Vandalism	1,500	1,290	1,170	930	750	680	660	620	560
Acquisitive crime	270	260	260	310	210	210	210	190	190
Violent crime	740	620	510	540	420	510	380	370	430
Number of respondents	16,000	16,040	13,010	12,050	11,470	5,570	5,480	5,540	5,570

1 Figures in this table are rounded to the nearest 10. '-' here denotes a figure lower than 5.

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